PIERRE PART — One person was killed and another seriously injured after a Wednesday morning crash in Assumption Parish along La. 70. 

Assumption Parish deputies said that, around 6:33 a.m., a pickup truck and a commercial box truck collided head-on along the highway near Leonie Street and Veteran’s Park.

The driver of the smaller truck was killed, while the box truck driver was injured. Louisiana State Police identified the deceased as Blake Landry, 43, of Pierre Part.

LSP said Landry was taken to the hospital before dying, while the other driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to an out-of-area hospital.

Louisiana State Police Troop C is investigating the crash, deputies told WBRZ.